[DICKENS, CHARLES]. The Mystery of Edwin Drood. London: Chapman and Hall, 1870.
FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE in book form with "Tower" on p1, "sentiment" on p131, "years" on p149, no "very" on p168, and "reflection" on p 169. Leather-bound; hardcover; octavo (21.5 x 13 x 2 cm); pp. [4], vii, [1], 190. English text. Beautifully
in 20th-century full crimson crushed morocco by Bayntun; gilt titles and tooling to the spine; raised bands; gilt medallion portrait of Dickens on the front panel; facsimile of author's signature stamped in gilt on the back panel; inner gilt dentelles; all page edges gilt; marbled endpapers; portrait frontispiece with tissue guard; engraved title; twelve engraved illustrations by S.L. Fildes. Printed in Great Britian by William Clowes and Sons. Condition: NEAR FINE. Very light creasing to four preliminary leaves, a couple of trivial fox spots, else a fine example in an exquisite binding, without previous ownership markings.
